1817

Years:
1814 1815 1816 - 1817 - 1818 1819 1820

Decades:
1780s 1790s 1800s - 1810s - 1820s 1830s 1840s

Centuries:
18th century - 19th century - 20th century

1817 in topic:
Arts
Architecture - Art - Literature - Music
Other topics
Canada - Rail transport - Science - South Africa - Sport

Lists of leaders:
Colonial governors - State leaders

From Categories:
births - deaths

1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar).

Events

March 4 - James Monroe succeeds James Madison as the President of the United States of America
April - Earthquake in Palermo, Italy
April 3 - Princess Caraboo appears in Almondsbury in Gloucestershire, England
May - The General Convention of the Episcopal Church founded General Theological Seminary while meeting in New York City.
July 4 - At Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
June 5 - First Great Lakes steamer, the Frontenac, is launched.
June 25 - Large prison riot in Copenhagen prison - army is sent for to quell it
August 22 - City of Araraquara, Brazil founded.
August 23 - Earthquake near the site of the ancient Greek city of Helike. 65 deaths.
December 10 - Mississippi is admitted as the 20th U.S. state.

January 12 - Juan Andres, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1740)
April 4 - André Masséna, French marshal (b. 1758)
June 24 - Thomas McKean, American lawyer and signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1734)
July 14 - Anne Louise Germaine de Staël, French writer (b. 1766)
July 18 - Jane Austen, English novelist (b. 1775)